Guts
Also known as: The Black Swordsman, The Hundred Man Slayer, Struggler
The Black Swordsman, born from a hanged corpse and swinging a slab of iron called Dragonslayer against demons and fate itself. Branded as sacrifice after the Eclipse, he walks the line between revenge and protecting the family he never believed he deserved.
Popular Guts Ships
Guts/Casca
3k works
The Hawks' commander hated the mercenary who upended her devotion to Griffith, until a cliffside winter stranded them into honesty. What the Eclipse did to them both — and Guts's years-long quest to restore Casca's shattered mind — makes theirs the most painful love story in manga.
Guts/Griffith
5k works
Griffith bought Guts with a sword duel and lost him the same way, and canon is explicit that Guts's departure broke something in the Hawk's leader that the Eclipse made monstrous. Miura built the betrayal on genuine love — Griffith's dream and Guts's freedom could not coexist, so the world burned.
Other Berserk Characters
Griffith
4k works
The White Hawk, a commoner whose dream of a kingdom justified everything — until losing Guts broke him, and the Eclipse let him trade the Band of the Hawk for godhood as Femto. Fiction's most beautiful monster, and fandom's most fought-over villain.
Casca
3k works
The Band of the Hawk's peerless commander, a peasant girl who rose to lead armies between Griffith's ambition and Guts's wildness. The Eclipse shattered her mind for two decades of story time, and her restoration is the series' most fragile hope.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many fanfics feature Guts?
Guts appears in 5k+ works on AO3, making them one of the most popular characters in the Berserk fandom. You can browse all Guts fanfiction using the Fanfict Reader app.
What are the most popular Guts ships?
The most popular Guts ships include Guts/Casca, Guts/Griffith. These pairings feature prominently in AO3 fanfiction.
What tropes are common in Guts fanfiction?
Common tropes in Guts fanfiction include Dark Fic. Use Fanfict Reader to filter and find exactly the type of story you're looking for.
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